A practical guide designed for QAs starting new projects

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Project Overview

• Project Name: [Enter your project name]
• Domain: [e.g., E-commerce, Healthcare, Financial Services]
• Environment: [e.g., Startup, Corporate, Agency]
• Start Date: [Enter date]

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• 👉🏽 How to Use This Checklist

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Step 1: Foundation & Setup

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Complete when you understand what you're testing and can access what you need

Get Requirements

□ Gather documents - Ask for BRDs, system diagrams, design mockups, user stories

□ Review what you have and note what's missing

Meet the Team

□ Set up 30-min chats with key people (QA Team members, Product Owner, Tech Lead, Developers)

□ Learn about them and how they work best

□ Ask: "What keeps you up at night about this project?"

Review Existing Test Assets

□ Find out what tests already exist (manual or automated)

□ Check the current format and quality

□ See what test automation looks like

Get Environment Access 🔥

□ Request access to test environments (start this immediately)